YOUNG, RICH, AND DANGEROUS: MY LIFE IN MUSIC
Book ID/图书代码: 02740007B15786
English Summary/英文概要: Jermaine Dupri has reached modern-day mythical status in the music industry. He is the power behindthe music of top artists including Mariah Carey,Usher, Lil Jon, and Janet Jackson.
At the age of sixteen, Jermaine Dupri had discovered the child rap duo Kris Kross; by the age of nineteen, Dupri had produced a platinum album and had become a millionaire; and by twenty he was operating his own independent record label, So So Def. Today Dupri is the president of Island Records Urban Music, and the youngest of three hip-hop moguls holding executive positions at large labels.
More than your average memoir, Young, Rich, and Dangerous is a road map for thousands who dream about making it big in the realm of entertainment or in the boardroom. What really happens behind the music? Dupri traces his experience in the music business, providing priceless advice for aspirants -- whether it’s rappers, producers, or executives who will follow in his footsteps.
Enriched with never-before-seen photographs from studios, parties, and awards shows with our favorite celebrities, Young, Rich, and Dangerous allows all readers an inside look at the most exciting moments of this hit-maker’s life among the best in the business.
Chinese Summary/中文概要: 亞瑟小子Usher在台灣有許多成名單曲,朗朗上口的”Yeah耶”深情的”Burn折磨”還有和艾莉西亞凱斯Alicia Keys合唱的”My Boo我的寶貝”都是由素有 全美冠軍單曲製造機的金牌製作人之稱的JERMAINE DUPRI杰美杜普瑞操刀製作 杜普瑞的實力雄厚,14歲就開始替別人製作專輯,16歲創造自己的音樂品牌So So Def; 18歲拿到第一張破百萬的白金專輯。
光是由杜普瑞發掘的藝人美國黑人女子美聲團體TLC、Kris Kross克里斯克羅斯二人組其專輯的銷售量就已超過三千萬張。他是嘻哈/饒舌界最年輕的全方位才子,也是最令人稱羨的傳奇性人物Jermaine Dupri(簡稱JD)。打造自己黃金音樂王國的JD,不斷尋覓優秀的後起新秀,以合輯的方式發表先行曝光演出,時機成熟後,趁勢推出個人專輯。So So Def自1996年以"So So Def Allstar"之名發行合輯至今,維持穩定時間間隔與一貫嚴謹製作水準,網羅當下樂壇最受歡迎且頂尖製作群,創造一首首熱門舞曲,讓So So Def成為節奏藍調/嘻哈/饒舌舞曲代名詞。
今年即將邁入35歲的杜普瑞推出了他的自傳,跟大家分享音樂對他的影響,這些成功單曲背後藏著多少努力? 杜普瑞將他的經驗分享給堅持理想的朋友們,無論是饒舌歌手、製作人或是主管都可以學習杜普瑞的成功經驗。書中還包括了未曾曝光的獨家照片,讓喜歡杜普瑞的朋友分享他的榮耀。
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About the Author/作者介绍: Dupri was the driving force behind Usher’s widely-acclaimed, multi-platinum Confessions which was nominated for eight Grammys including Best Album and winner of three last year. He wrote and produced Mariah Carey’s successful comeback album, The Emancipation of Mimi, which was nominated for eight Grammys and won two this year. Widely respected for the depth and diversity of his talents, Dupri is the rarest of breeds – he is mentioned in the same breath as Kanye West, Pharrell, and Quincy Jones as a writer/producer and Jay-Z, Russell Simmons, and LA Reid as head of a billion-dollar record label. YOUNG, RICH AND DANGEROUS was written with Sam Marshall, Crain’s New York Business reporter who co-wrote MAKE IT HAPPEN: The Hip Hop Generation Guide to Success (Atria, 2005) with Kevin Liles, Executive Vice President of Warner Music Group.
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